EUGENE -- The weather promises to be ideal today for the start of the USA Junior Track & Field Championships, which begin in earnest at 2:30 p.m. at Hayward Field with the women's hammer.

I'll be interested to see how many people show up.

Admission is free, which is the kind of bargain that might persuade some. There are enough local angles -- between current or future UO athletes, in-state prep stars, athletes from other in-state colleges, three athletes who won individual NCAA titles here three weeks ago -- to tempt serious fans.

But it is a holiday weekend. And even in Track Town, there might be a limit.

Already this year Hayward Field has played host to the Prefontaine Classic and the NCAA Championships, and the World Junior Championships are less than three weeks away.

Juniors from around the country bid for berths on the U.S. team to the World Junior Championships.

On behalf of Eugene, TrackTown USA president Vin Lananna attended an IAAF seminar for cities interested in staging the 2019 World Outdoor Championships. Other cities to send representatives were Barcelona and Doha.